From owner-freebsd-ia64@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 19 04:50:07 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ia64@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BDC8C1065670 for ; Wed, 19 Jan 2011 04:50:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 81B9F8FC17 for ; Wed, 19 Jan 2011 04:50:07 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id p0J4o7E4062818 for ; Wed, 19 Jan 2011 04:50:07 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) id p0J4o7vI062817; Wed, 19 Jan 2011 04:50:07 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2011 04:50:07 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <201101190450.p0J4o7vI062817@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-ia64@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, George Michaelson Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 291BE106564A for ; Wed, 19 Jan 2011 04:40:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from red.freebsd.org (unknown [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::22]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 192138FC1C for ; Wed, 19 Jan 2011 04:40:59 +0000 (UTC) Received: from red.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by red.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id p0J4ewI1039552 for ; Wed, 19 Jan 2011 04:40:58 GMT (envelope-from nobody@red.freebsd.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by red.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) id p0J4ewA1039546; Wed, 19 Jan 2011 04:40:58 GMT (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <201101190440.p0J4ewA1039546@red.freebsd.org> Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2011 04:40:58 GMT From: George Michaelson To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-3.1 Cc: Subject: ia64/154133: device.hints not updated == serial console lossage X-BeenThere: freebsd-ia64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the IA-64 List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2011 04:50:07 -0000 >Number: 154133 >Category: ia64 >Synopsis: device.hints not updated == serial console lossage >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-ia64 >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Wed Jan 19 04:50:07 UTC 2011 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: George Michaelson >Release: 8.1 >Organization: APNIC >Environment: FreeBSD wattle.apnic.net 8.1-RELEASE-p2 FreeBSD 8.1-RELEASE-p2 #1: Tue Jan 18 01:06:10 UTC 2011 root@wattle.apnic.net:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC amd64 >Description: So, you know you changed sio to uart. And, its not like devices.hints isn't simply copied in-place when you upgrade/install. Nobody edits it. So, why do you update an UPDATING file to say 'oh, we removed sio and replaced it with uart' when you could have added cp devices.hints /boot/ and be done with it? >How-To-Repeat: take a 7.2 system, upgrade to 8.1 following buildworld/buildkernel/installkernel and then try and do lights-out boot single user >Fix: update the devices.hints or.. emit a message to WARN us to update the devices.hints or make it easier to get into single-user on serial console in the absence of a working devices.hints. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: